Climate Change Minor
Scientists have been studying climate change for over two centuries. In the Climate Change Minor, students study the science of climate change. Includes learning about the causes of climate change, surveying weather patterns, and examining the current threat of global climate change.
| Required Courses | ||
| GEOS 113 | THE EARTH'S CLIMATE AND WEATHER | 5 |
| GEOS 200 | GLOBALIZATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT | 5 |
| GEOS 204 | HOT EARTH: PEOPLE AND CLIMATE CHANGE | 5 |
| GEOS 306 | WILDFIRE ACTIVITY MAPPING | 5 |
| Electives - Choose two of the following in consultation with a faculty advisor | 10 | |
| THE EARTH THROUGH TIME and THE EARTH THROUGH TIME LAB | ||
| ENERGY/WATER NEXUS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY and ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY LAB | ||
| DENDROCHRONOLOGY | ||
| DISASTERS | ||
| SENIOR CAPSTONE: WATER AND THE WEST, WATER RESOURCES IN ARID LANDS and SENIOR CAPSTONE: WATER AND THE WEST, WATER RESOURCES IN ARID LANDS LAB | ||
| SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Students who earn a Climate Change Minor from EWU should be able to:
- explain the physical, chemical, and biological processes that influence Earth's climate system;
- assess the socio-economic, cultural, and political implications of climate change;
- evaluate historical and contemporary evidence of climate change.